Shunem
  Selections from classical Torah sources which express the special relationship between the People of Israel and Eretz Yisrael SHUNEM Whenever the Prophet Elisha passed through Shunem he enjoyed the hospitality of a "great lady" who not only provided him with meals but also built for him a special guest room where he could comfortably stay. He rewarded her kindness by blessing her to give birth to a child, and several years later Elisha brought that child back to life after his sudden death. (Melachim II 4:8-37) An Arab village, Solem, marks the spot where all this took place, and the nearest Jewish settlement is the moshav shitufi (cooperative settlement) of Merchavia. |
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